Chapter 340: Lucky Fishing Rod, Someone in the River
In front of me, there is an old man sitting on a big rock on the shore. He has his eyes closed, holding a bamboo pole in his hand. He is wearing a coarse linen shirt and a straw hat. He has white hair and looks like an old monk in meditation, motionless.
Ning Changge looked at the scene in front of him and suddenly thought to himself: "This old man looks very powerful. Could he be like the Sweeping Monk, a top-notch expert who hides in the city?"
As soon as this thought came to my mind, it was crossed out by reality the next second.
There were ripples on the surface of the river and the float was sinking. It seemed that fish were coming.
"It's time to close the game."
Ning Changge looked at the fisherman named Lao Mo and thought to himself.
The next moment, Lao Mo suddenly opened his eyes, swung his hand holding the bamboo pole gently, and then...
"Snapped!"
With a snap, the fishing rod broke, and the fishing line sank into the river with the broken half of the fishing rod.
"what?"
Ning Changge was a little confused.
Didn’t Aunt Wang say that Lao Mohong Town is the best fisherman? How come she broke her fishing rod while fishing?
Wang Cuihua was also confused. She looked at Lao Mo with a puzzled look on her face and said:
"Lao Mo, what's wrong with you? I've never seen you break a fishing rod before."
Lao Mo threw the remaining half of the fishing rod into the water, sighed, and said:
"You are confused, but I am even more confused! I don't know what's going on lately. Every time the float moves, the rod breaks just when I'm about to lift it up. It's not just me, it's everyone's fault. It's like being possessed by a demon."
As soon as Lao Mo said this, the fishermen on the shore all spoke up and sighed:
"Yeah! I've broken ten fishing rods in the past few days. My wife said that if you break another one, I'll break your third leg too."
"You only broke ten of them, and I broke twenty-five! This is so strange, this has never happened before."
"Do you think there might be a monster in the water, waiting for us to go down to the river to find the fishing rod, and then eat us."
"Nonsense, with the Lord River God here, there won't be any monsters. I think it must be those two disaster stars who harmed too many girls and angered the River God. If anything, they should have sunk those two disaster stars into the river!"
Naturally, someone noticed Ning Changge, "Hey, Aunt Wang, who is this handsome guy next to you? I haven't seen him before, he looks like a stranger."
Wang Cuihua introduced: "This is Immortal Ning, an immortal from the Qingyun Immortal Sect. He came to help us investigate the woman's disappearance."
"Because Grandma Li has to come back tomorrow, he plans to go fishing at the ferry to relax."
When the fishermen on the shore heard that the newcomer was actually from the Qingyun Immortal Sect, they immediately dropped their fishing rods, stood up, and said respectfully, "Greetings to the Immortal Ning, please forgive us for our poor eyesight."
Ning Changge smiled and said, "No need to be polite, everyone, let's go fishing."
"Thank you, Immortal Ning, for your generosity."
However, no one picked up the fishing rod again.
Ning Changge didn't say anything more when he saw this. When he cast the fishing line, these fishermen would naturally follow.
Ning Changge came to Lao Mo and said, "Uncle Lao Mo, tell me in detail about the incident where the fishing rod broke while fishing."
He took a fishing rod from Wang Baoguo. If it broke, he would go back and get it. Although it was very convenient to teleport with Hongye, Ning Changge still didn't want to teleport back and forth.
After each teleportation, Hongye had to rest for several hours. She was too young and could not withstand the tossing back and forth by herself.
Lao Mo waved his hands and said anxiously, "Oh! Fairy Ning, please don't call me uncle. I don't have the qualifications. If you don't mind, just call me Lao Mo like Aunt Wang."
Ning Changge smiled and said, "Then, Old Mo, tell me about the breaking of the fishing rod."
Lao Mo thought for a moment and said, "Well... it should have been seven days ago. Suddenly, everyone's fishing rods broke. At first, we thought it was because the fish were too big and the fishing rods were not good enough. But the next day, we changed to harder fishing rods, but they still broke."
"It went on like this for several days, and some people couldn't stand it anymore, so they changed their fishing spot, and then their fishing rods kept breaking."
"But there are still some people who don't believe it. I am one of them. I fished for seven days in a row and my fishing rod broke every day."
Seven days ago, wasn’t that when the trial started? But there shouldn’t be any connection between the two... Ning Changge pondered for a moment and said:
"That's all, is there anything more specific?"
Lao Mo shook his head. "No, Immortal Ning, we are all mortals. Although we are curious, we dare not go into the water to take a look."
Ning Changge nodded slightly: "Is that so? Then it seems I can only go to another ferry to fish."
Lao Mo said, "Actually, if you, Immortal Ning, can get the lucky fishing rod passed down from Mayor Wang's family, you can still fish at the Jinling Ferry."
"Lucky fishing rod?"
Ning Changge was stunned for a moment, then his mind wandered to the space of the Great Treasure Book. The next second, a two-meter-and-a-half-meter-long fishing rod appeared in his hand. He asked uncertainly, "This one?"
When Lao Mo saw the fishing rod, he was like a cat seeing a mouse, and said excitedly:
"Yes, that's it! That's it, the lucky fishing rod!"
"If you use this fishing rod to fish, nine out of ten times you will find fish, and the fish you catch are all very valuable."
"I didn't expect that old man Wang would actually give you the Lucky Fishing Rod. It seems like he is really worried about the missing girl."
“You know, there was a wealthy family from the Southern Underworld who offered to buy it for 100,000 spirit stones, but Old Man Wang refused to sell it.”
Ning Changge smiled and said, "You and Mayor Wang are pretty much on the same page. Nine out of ten times, I'm a little interested now."
"Lao Mo, give me some bait, I'll go fishing and see if it's really that magical."
The old man also smiled and said, "Ning Shangxian, this fishing rod is lucky. Why do we need bait? The main thing is to catch someone willing to take the bait. Just cast the rod and let the line go."
"Okay, I'll try it."
After saying that, Ning Changge also found a big rock, then sat down, held the end of the bamboo pole, and then swung it hard to throw the fishing line out. With a slight drop sound, the fish hook fell into the water not far away.
Ning Changge closed his eyes like Lao Mo and waited quietly for someone to take the bait.
He didn't know why Dabao issued this task, but since it was given, he might as well do it since he had nothing to do today anyway.
Half a quarter of an hour later, the sea became calm and no fish were caught.
A quarter of an hour later, the sea was still calm and no fish were caught.
At this time, many people gathered around Ning Changge, including Liu Ruyan and Jin Pin'er who were holding fishing rods. They wanted to see if Ning Changge could really catch the legendary blue carp.
There are also Lao Mo, Wang Cuihua and a group of anglers. They want to see what kind of precious fish they can catch with this "lucky fishing rod".
Soon, half an hour passed and the fishing line still did not move.
At this moment, everyone looked at Lao Mo, as if asking: "Don't you say that a lucky fishing rod has a chance of success? It's been so long, why haven't you had any luck yet?"
Lao Mo was also confused. When he was young and fishing with Wang Baoguo, he would catch fish as soon as he cast the rod. Why was it different when it came to Ning Shangxian?
Although confused, Lao Mo made a gesture of silence, indicating that everyone should not disturb Ning Changge and just wait.
Until an hour passed, suddenly, the water surface moved slightly, and the fishing line was pulled downwards.
Seeing this, everyone's heart was in their throat and they dared not breathe, for fear that any sound would cause the fish to escape.
Just as they were eagerly waiting for Ning Changge to reel in his fishing rod, Ning Changge loosened his hand. Without the strength in his hand, the fishing rod and its line were immediately pulled into the water.
"Hey, what? Immortal Ning/Master Ning, what are you doing?"
Everyone present had black question marks on their faces.
Ning Changge slowly opened his eyes, "There is something in the river."